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David Hoggan (footballer)
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David Matthew "Hoggy" Hoggan (born August 10, 1961 in Stenhousemuir
, Scotland
) is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He spent four seasons in England with the Bolton Wanderers before moving to the United States. He then spent nearly thirteen seasons in various indoor leagues and five with the Seattle Sounders
.
in the Major Indoor Soccer League
. In his first year with the Spirit, he scored 35 goals. On February 4, 1986, the Spirit sold Hoggan’s contract to the Wichita Wings
. On September 20, 1988, Hoggan signed a two-year contract with the Tacoma Stars. In January 1989, Hoggan suffered a season-ending injury when he broke a vertebra in his neck in an auto accident. He returned for the 1989–1990 season. In January 1990, he was selected for the All Star Game. However, he was kicked off the All Star team when the Stars suspended him for thirty days after he refused to play in a February 10, 1990 victory over the Wings. The Stars then unsuccessfully attempted to trade him to the San Diego Sockers before sending him to the Cleveland Crunch
in exchange for Pato Margetic on March 9, 1990. Hoggan was a critical part of the Crunch’s drive to the 1991 MISL championship series where the team fell to the Sockers. In the fall of 1991, he signed a two-year contract with the Crunch and was named team captain. While the Crunch made the playoffs at the end of the season, they fell in the first round to the Dallas Sidekicks
. During the off-season, Hoggan moved to the Buffalo Blizzard
of the National Professional Soccer League. On January 23, 1993, the league suspended Hoggan for two games after he assaulted Cleveland Crunch owner George Hoffman over money owed to Hoggan by the Crunch. In April 1994, the Las Vegas Dustdevils
of the Continental Indoor Soccer League
, a summer indoor league, drafted Hoggan in the fourth round of the league’s first draft, but Hoggan instead returned to outdoor soccer with the expansion Seattle Sounders
of the American Professional Soccer League
. He was a second-team APSL All Star. In the fall of 1994, Hoggan returned to the Blizzard for the 1994–1995 NPSL season, but was sent to the Detroit Rockers
some time during the season. In 1995, Hoggan returned to the Sounders who won the league championship. He then had arthroscopic surgery which put out of action for the beginning of the 1995-1996 NPSL season. The Rockers then sold his rights to the Chicago Power
, but Hoggan never played for the Power before the team sent him to the Wichita Wings
in March 1996. He retired at the end of the season, but returned to play for the Sounders in August 1996. This year, the Sounders repeated as league champion. Hoggan played two more seasons in Seattle before retiring permanently after the 1998 season.
in 1992, he served as both an assistant coach as well as player. In 2001, he was an assistant coach with the Sounders. Currently "Hoggy" has started a new club called Tynecastle International Football Club located in Everett, Washington. Hoggy is the head coach of the boys U-16 and girls U-16. Hoggy has also taken Highline Heat 89' to the Washington State Championship as well as Dallas Cup.
Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in the west. The villages of Carron and Carronshore adjoin Stenhousemuir to the east but...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
) is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He spent four seasons in England with the Bolton Wanderers before moving to the United States. He then spent nearly thirteen seasons in various indoor leagues and five with the Seattle Sounders
Seattle Sounders (USL)
Seattle Sounders was an American professional soccer team founded in 1994 as a member of the American Professional Soccer League. In 1997, the team became a member of the USL First Division, the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid, until 2008, after which the majority of the team's...
.
Club career
Hoggan, grandson of Matthew Hoggan, an early twentieth century Scottish international, grew up in Tynecastle where he learned to play with the Tynecastle FC youth club. He began his professional career in 1979. That year, at the age of sixteen, Hoggan signed with the Bolton Wanderers. He gained his first-team debut on April 16, 1980. In 1983, the Wanders dropped to the third division and he left Britain for the United States where he signed with the Pittsburgh SpiritPittsburgh Spirit
Pittsburgh Spirit were an indoor soccer team based out of Pittsburgh and were one of the original six teams that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League...
in the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
. In his first year with the Spirit, he scored 35 goals. On February 4, 1986, the Spirit sold Hoggan’s contract to the Wichita Wings
Wichita Wings
This article is about the original team. For the current team, see Wichita Wings .The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979...
. On September 20, 1988, Hoggan signed a two-year contract with the Tacoma Stars. In January 1989, Hoggan suffered a season-ending injury when he broke a vertebra in his neck in an auto accident. He returned for the 1989–1990 season. In January 1990, he was selected for the All Star Game. However, he was kicked off the All Star team when the Stars suspended him for thirty days after he refused to play in a February 10, 1990 victory over the Wings. The Stars then unsuccessfully attempted to trade him to the San Diego Sockers before sending him to the Cleveland Crunch
Cleveland Crunch
The Cleveland Crunch was formed in 1989 as an expansion team in the Major Soccer League to replace the Cleveland Force, which had folded on July 22, 1988. Akron businessmen George S. Hoffman and Stuart Lichter formed an ownership group, named Al Miller general manager and former Force star Kai...
in exchange for Pato Margetic on March 9, 1990. Hoggan was a critical part of the Crunch’s drive to the 1991 MISL championship series where the team fell to the Sockers. In the fall of 1991, he signed a two-year contract with the Crunch and was named team captain. While the Crunch made the playoffs at the end of the season, they fell in the first round to the Dallas Sidekicks
Dallas Sidekicks
The Dallas Sidekicks were one of the longest operating professional soccer teams, either indoor or outdoor, in the United States, based in Dallas, Texas, and operating from 1984 until suspending operations following the 2004 season. The team was founded as a member of the original Major Indoor...
. During the off-season, Hoggan moved to the Buffalo Blizzard
Buffalo Blizzard
The Buffalo Blizzard was an indoor soccer team based in Buffalo, New York. The team was a member of the now defunct NPSL from 1992 to 2001. From 1992-1996, the team played at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, and they moved to HSBC Arena in 1996 where they played until 2001.The team was originally...
of the National Professional Soccer League. On January 23, 1993, the league suspended Hoggan for two games after he assaulted Cleveland Crunch owner George Hoffman over money owed to Hoggan by the Crunch. In April 1994, the Las Vegas Dustdevils
Las Vegas Dustdevils
The Las Vegas Dustdevils were an indoor soccer team based out of Las Vegas, Nevada that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League . The team won the league championship in 1994, but folded after their second season.-History:...
of the Continental Indoor Soccer League
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
, a summer indoor league, drafted Hoggan in the fourth round of the league’s first draft, but Hoggan instead returned to outdoor soccer with the expansion Seattle Sounders
Seattle Sounders (USL)
Seattle Sounders was an American professional soccer team founded in 1994 as a member of the American Professional Soccer League. In 1997, the team became a member of the USL First Division, the second tier of the United States soccer pyramid, until 2008, after which the majority of the team's...
of the American Professional Soccer League
American Professional Soccer League
The American Professional Soccer League is a former professional men's soccer league which featured teams from both the United States and Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League...
. He was a second-team APSL All Star. In the fall of 1994, Hoggan returned to the Blizzard for the 1994–1995 NPSL season, but was sent to the Detroit Rockers
Detroit Rockers
The Detroit Rockers were an indoor soccer team in the National Professional Soccer League from 1990 to 2001. They played in Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit, Michigan as well as The Palace of Auburn Hills and Compuware Sports Arena in the suburbs...
some time during the season. In 1995, Hoggan returned to the Sounders who won the league championship. He then had arthroscopic surgery which put out of action for the beginning of the 1995-1996 NPSL season. The Rockers then sold his rights to the Chicago Power
Chicago Power
The Chicago Power were an indoor soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois that competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association and National Professional Soccer League.After the 1995/96 season, the team became the Edmonton Drillers.-Year-by-year:...
, but Hoggan never played for the Power before the team sent him to the Wichita Wings
Wichita Wings
This article is about the original team. For the current team, see Wichita Wings .The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979...
in March 1996. He retired at the end of the season, but returned to play for the Sounders in August 1996. This year, the Sounders repeated as league champion. Hoggan played two more seasons in Seattle before retiring permanently after the 1998 season.
Coaching
When Hoggan moved to the Buffalo BlizzardBuffalo Blizzard
The Buffalo Blizzard was an indoor soccer team based in Buffalo, New York. The team was a member of the now defunct NPSL from 1992 to 2001. From 1992-1996, the team played at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, and they moved to HSBC Arena in 1996 where they played until 2001.The team was originally...
in 1992, he served as both an assistant coach as well as player. In 2001, he was an assistant coach with the Sounders. Currently "Hoggy" has started a new club called Tynecastle International Football Club located in Everett, Washington. Hoggy is the head coach of the boys U-16 and girls U-16. Hoggy has also taken Highline Heat 89' to the Washington State Championship as well as Dallas Cup.